Celt, Stone Item Number: 2477 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Celt of dark greenish black jade, much weathered.* Fide donor GTE: Celt of a dark greenish black color much weathered and roughened which was found with some obsidian arrow-heads of the earliest type at a considerable depth on Mayne Island, B.C. *Information is from the original accession ledger.
Credit Line
Purchase from George T. Emmons
Collection Owner
Owned by The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Geographical Search Terms
British Columbia Canada North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest
Item History
- Collected by George T. Emmons on November 4, 1909
What
- Name
- Celt, Stone
- Identification Number
- 2477
- Type of Item
- stone celt
- Material
- jadeite stone
- Overall
- length 0.0 in, width 0.0 in, height 0.0 in, diameter 0.0 in, circumference 0.0 in, weight 0.0 oz
Who
- Field Collector
- George T. Emmons
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on November 4, 1909
Other
- Object Category
- Stone
- Accession Number
- 42
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 0
- Excavated By
- Emmons, George T.
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Modified